Project White Boy

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 16, 2012

Okay so here it goes this is my first ever build log so I will do my best to document and photograph the process and share it with you guys. The premise of this build is a small form factor PC I can use as a main PC and take with me to LANs, and also be easily transported cross country, all while having bleeding edge performance that puts large no compromise rigs to shame. Oh and this will all happen in 1 week.

Day 1: Parts ordered!

So just to tease you guys a little here are some of the parts I ordered.

For those too lazy for pictures the list includes the following (note some parts aren't listed . . . I have to keep some things in store for you people)

Fans & Misc :

1 x Bitfenix Alchemy Connect 15 LED Light Strip - 300mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 120mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 140mm - White
1 x Bit Fenix Spectre Pro LED Fan Series - 230mm - White
1 x bgears black 120 mm to 140 mm fan adapter
2 x Corsair SP120 High Perfomance edition

Case & Internals

1 x BitFenix Prodigy Arctic White / White Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
1 x SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
1 x ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge
1 x CORSAIR H100
1 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A2133C10
2 x Samsung 256 GB 830 SSD's
1 x ASUS BW-12D1S-U
1 x EVGA GTX 680 4GB Classified Edition

((Also if anyone has the contact info for sponsors, please feel free, to share my project with them, as I would dearly love sponsors!))

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 16, 2012

Reserved

freaksavior · Sep 16, 2012

I wish I had an extra 1300 also.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 16, 2012

freaksavior said:
I wish I had an extra 1300 also.

That's not even all the parts :laugh:

freaksavior · Sep 16, 2012

[H]@RD5TUFF said:
That's not even all the parts

I wish I had an extra $1300 + whatever else you spend on this project. :laugh:

micropage7 · Sep 16, 2012

yeah ITX build, it would be pretty challenging

PopcornMachine · Sep 16, 2012

Congrats. Love that case and would like to try this myself.

Due to lack of funds however, I will have to enjoy the experience vicariously with your build.

GC_PaNzerFIN · Sep 16, 2012

Can't wait to see what magic you can do with that case. If it is anything like your previous builds, the result is mouth-watering kickass. :slurps: :toast:

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 16, 2012

GC_PaNzerFIN said:
Can't wait to see what magic you can do with that case. If it is anything like your previous builds, the result is mouth-watering kickass. :slurps:

Really appreciate that I will be doing my best to take this build to the next level!

PopcornMachine said:
Congrats. Love that case and would like to try this myself.

Due to lack of funds however, I will have to enjoy the experience vicariously with your build.

I'll do my best to get lots of pictures for you!

Athlonite · Sep 16, 2012

you go Hard [H] I look forward to the build pics

I've picked up a part time job to pay for my next build so hopefully I'll be doing the same

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 17, 2012

I can't wait to get this project started!

manofthem · Sep 17, 2012

Love the parts and I love people's p-logs so needless to say I'm excited for your build!

:toast:

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 18, 2012

Parts have begun to arrive pictures to follow, as soon as I get home.

Athlonite · Sep 19, 2012

Sweeeeeeeeeet

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012

So this is some of what came in today.

Ram kit

Mobo

H80

Blu-Ray Burner

More to come in a little bit!

manofthem · Sep 19, 2012

Looks like your first order from Egg arrived, very nice! Looking forward to what's to come :toast:

popswala · Sep 19, 2012

This gonna be sweet. That prodigy looks nice and pretty small. can't wait to see it come together and how it turns out.

You get that case from that link i sent ya or you just snagged a new one?

definitely sub'ing in for this.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012

popswala said:
This gonna be sweet. That prodigy looks nice and pretty small. can't wait to see it come together and how it turns out.

You get that case from that link i sent ya or you just snagged a new one?

definitely sub'ing in for this.

The one you linked me was black, I wanted white so I drove 200 miles round trip to a Micro Center that had one in stock today.

manofthem · Sep 19, 2012

[H]@RD5TUFF said:
The one you linked me was black, I wanted white so I drove 200 miles round trip to a Micro Center that had one in stock today.

Man that's dedication right there for ya! 200 miles :rockout:

I wish I had an MC nearby, you guys always snag such great deals there. :cry:

popswala · Sep 19, 2012

lol. didn't know what color it was. Just say it was what you were after. at least you got one. I see you really wanted it to drive that far for a case lol. sounds like me.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012

Okay I didn't get much done tonight, but I took plenty of pictures all the same, so lets just dive in!

First some unboxing porn

Now on to the case.

Now to begin the PSU installation

In it goes

Oh it's a tight fit, but I'll make it work!

Alright that's all for tonight, I am still waiting on some more odds and ends, and will continue to document and update as they arrive.

manofthem · Sep 19, 2012

Very sexy indeed!!! I'm no PSU guru, but that looks very nice. Im loving the case!

I didn't catch it earlier (maybe I missed it), but what gpu you sporting?

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012

manofthem said:
Very sexy indeed!!! I'm no PSU guru, but that looks very nice. Im loving the case!

I didn't catch it earlier (maybe I missed it), but what gpu you sporting?

That's to come later.

Athlonite · Sep 19, 2012

Thats alot of very nice (drool) stuff [H] and that case kinda reminds me of an Apple G5 case but white and smaller

looks like it's going to be one impressive build

[H]@RD5TUFF · Sep 19, 2012

Well here goes another round of pictures of parts that came in today.

Some aweseom goodies from Performance pcs

Some strip LED's

120mm Bit Fenix fan

140mm Bit Fenix fan

230mm Bit Fenix fan

Will be back later with some installation pictures.

System Name	White Boy
Processor	Core i7 3770k @4.6 Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Cooling	CORSAIR H100
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB @ 2177
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 680 CLASSIEFIED @ 1250 Core
Storage	2 Samsung 830 256 GB (Raid 0) 1 Hitachi 4 TB
Display(s)	1 Dell 30U11 30"
Case	BIT FENIX Prodigy
Audio Device(s)	none
Power Supply	SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W Modular
Software	Windows Pro 7 64 bit \|\| Ubuntu 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	2017 Unigine Heaven :: P37239 3D Mark Vantage

System Name	White Boy
Processor	Core i7 3770k @4.6 Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Cooling	CORSAIR H100
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB @ 2177
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 680 CLASSIEFIED @ 1250 Core
Storage	2 Samsung 830 256 GB (Raid 0) 1 Hitachi 4 TB
Display(s)	1 Dell 30U11 30"
Case	BIT FENIX Prodigy
Audio Device(s)	none
Power Supply	SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W Modular
Software	Windows Pro 7 64 bit \|\| Ubuntu 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	2017 Unigine Heaven :: P37239 3D Mark Vantage

System Name	ZeroUptime \| M.A.S.S / MM1
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Memory	16Gb DDR4 / 32Gb DDR4 / 16GB HBLM
Video Card(s)	Powercooler ATI vega 64 / GT 7300 / ARM
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Mouse	g502 proteus core / Headless / g502 proteus core
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System Name	White Boy
Processor	Core i7 3770k @4.6 Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Cooling	CORSAIR H100
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB @ 2177
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 680 CLASSIEFIED @ 1250 Core
Storage	2 Samsung 830 256 GB (Raid 0) 1 Hitachi 4 TB
Display(s)	1 Dell 30U11 30"
Case	BIT FENIX Prodigy
Audio Device(s)	none
Power Supply	SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W Modular
Software	Windows Pro 7 64 bit \|\| Ubuntu 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	2017 Unigine Heaven :: P37239 3D Mark Vantage

System Name	ZeroUptime \| M.A.S.S / MM1
Processor	Xeon 2659 v3 / Xeon 2683 v4 / ARM A14
Motherboard	Asus X99-E-10G WS / ASRock x99 usb 3.1 / Apple
Cooling	NZXT Kraken / Noctua NH-L12 / Apple
Memory	16Gb DDR4 / 32Gb DDR4 / 16GB HBLM
Video Card(s)	Powercooler ATI vega 64 / GT 7300 / ARM
Storage	Samsung 970 512 Evo NVMe / A lot. / 256 + 512 External TB3
Display(s)	Acer Predator X34 / Headless / Acer X34 Non predator
Case	NZXT H630 \|Rosewill 8bay 4u server chasiss / MMM1
Audio Device(s)	Onboard / Onboard / Onboard
Power Supply	Corais HX850 \| Corsair TX750 / Internal 250w
Mouse	g502 proteus core / Headless / g502 proteus core
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Cherry Blue / Headless / K65 Cherry Red
Software	Windows 10 / ESXI / Big Sur 11.2.2

Project White Boy

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